Mt. Pleasant Meadows to host Sire Stakes Sunday

Mt. Pleasant Meadows will be hosting some of the best horse racing that the state of Michigan has to offer on Sunday, Sept. 22 when it hosts the Michigan Sire Stakes at 1 p.m.

The Sire Stakes is a series of six races for horses sired by Michigan-based stallions.

Each race features a purse of $50,000 which makes this event Michigan’s richest Thoroughbred races.

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“The Michigan Sire Stakes is a hallmark thoroughbred event featuring some of the best horse racing in the state,” said Mt. Pleasant Meadows Assistant Racing Secretary and announcer Scott Csernyik. “With over $300,000 in purse money on the table for the six races, Michigan Sires Stakes Day attracts some of the circuit’s top horses that all have one common denominator - a Michigan Sire.”

The divisions for the races are separated by 2-year-olds, 3-year-olds and older horses and has been a state racing tradition since its beginning in 1985. The races are traditionally run every fall and serve as a year-end target for owners and trainers. Mt. Pleasant Meadows will be hosting the event for a second time in 2013.

Also on the card will be a pair of stakes races for Quarter Horses, the $20,000 Great Lakes Quarter Horse Association Stallion Service Sale Futurity and the $15.000 GLQHA Stallion Service Sale Derby.

There is free admission and parking to this event and family-friendly entertainment from the Heart of Michigan Clown Group with face painting and balloons.

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Jim Lahde has been with The Morning Sun sports department since 1997 and has been its Sports Editor since 2006. The Wixom native has covered everything from Little League to the big leagues. Reach the author at jlahde@michigannewspapers.com
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